Rock-A-Bye Education Connection
Data last updated · May 2026
Quality Indicators
See Methodology →- Overall QualityCombines daily care quality (interactions, learning, environment) with structural features like staff-to-child ratios and teacher qualifications.3 / 5
- Process QualityThe quality of daily care — caregiver-child interactions, learning activities, and the emotional climate. Drawn from the state QRIS rating, accreditations, and Head Start CLASS observations.3 / 5
- Structural QualityMeasurable features like staff-to-child ratios, group sizes, license status, and teacher qualifications. Provider-level data when available; otherwise the state regulatory baseline.5 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 3 out of 5 stars overall. Process quality reflects a YoungStar rating of 2 Star. Structural quality reflects a license in good standing. The structural rating also includes Wisconsin's licensing baseline — what every licensed daycare in the state must meet. Wisconsin caps infant ratios at 1:4, toddler ratios at 1:4, and preschool ratios at 1:13. Lead teachers must hold a High School Diploma. Teachers must complete 15 hours of annual training.
Quality Recognitions & Accreditations
- State Quality Rating
- YoungStar 2 Star (Max 5) Learn more →
- Accreditations
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)Not Accredited
- National Accreditation Commission (NAC)Not Accredited
- National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)Not Accredited
- National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)Not Accredited
Facility Info
- Facility type
- Group Child Care Home
- Age groups served
- Infants, Toddlers
- Licensed capacity
- 100
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:4 8 Toddlers 1:4 8
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- High School Diploma
Inspection History
Across 2 inspections since 2024, the issues cited most often were Hazardous Materials Handling (1), Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (1), and Discipline & Adult-Child Interaction (1). Of 5 total findings, 2 were critical.
See All 2 Inspection Visits
Jan 8, 20263 Findings1 Critical2 Important
- Mandated Reporting - Child Abuse & Neglect251.04(8)(a)
Staff saw an unexplainable injury on a child in care, on an area of the body that is not typical of accidental injury, b
- Report - Law Enforcement Contact - Harm251.04(3)(k)1.
Police responded to the center on December 19, 2025, to investigate an injury that did not occur while the child was in
- Medical Log - Observation Or Evidence Of Injury251.07(6)(dm)3.a.
Staff observed injuries to a child in care that indicated abuse, but the observation was not documented in the medical l
Jun 21, 20242 Findings1 Critical1 Important
- Prohibited Actions - Corporal Punishment251.07(2)(e)1.
On May 23, 2024 Staff A pulled a 5-year-old child's ear, causing the child to cry. This was self-reported by the center.
- Staff Record - Days & Hours Worked251.05(2)(a)6.
Documentation of days and hours worked, and in which classroom, when the person was included in the staff-to-child ratio